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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… but actually it is a very wise step towards a better economy in the future. Ramsar has already achieved a great … in waterfowl in the Caspian area, discussed migratory “green routes”, and debated the appropriate distances between … be added indirect values such as the benefits to the local economy derived from wetland-based recreation, such as …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… either on the method given in equation 3.8 or on the fuel economy method (JICA, 1997), which is expressed as follows: … EFSO2 = Specified emission factor for SO2 (g/km) Fc = Fuel economy (liter/km) CSfuel = Sulfur content in fuel (%) Sg = … of chemicals. The two most important qualities are “green coke” and “calcinated coke”. This category also …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… referred to above. Source: Bridgewater P., Phillips A., Green M. and Amos B. (1996) Biosphere Reserves and the IUCN … to surrounding land and water areas, and to the regional economy. In these cases the protected areas are usually … and Phillips (1999); op cit 26 Holdgate, M (1999); The Green Web, Earthscan, London 27 Dasmann, R F (1974); …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… area, such as their urban settlements, their crops, their economy, their personal knowledge of nature, as well as any … f) the conservation, protection, exploitation and economy of use of the water resources of the watercourse; and … Fauna, Políticas Públicas e Instrumentos Legais, Law for a Green Planet Institute. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Iza, A., 2004, …
Legislating for property rights in fisheries
… by the effects of modernization and the free-market economy. But it appears that the introduction of property … fully exploited fisheries in the future. The Ministry of Economy and Development has the authority to declare a … in the existing levels of pressure on the resource. A Green Paper and then a White paper were prepared, which set …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… (1958) mapped it occurring in this country. Sayer and Green (1984) note that it occurs in forest patches near … known of its ecology. THREATS TO SURVIVAL Benin Sayer and Green (1984) mention a small export trade in the species. … they are hunted only by Inuit in support of a subsistence economy. Annual hunting mortality in the Canada/West …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… 5.2: Groundwater level (blue and red) and rainfall (light green) time series. Both observation wells show an impact of … Arabia at the border to Jordan from 1987 to 2012. The green dots are irrigated areas using groundwater. Source: … agriculture was initiated in Asia with the advent of the Green Revolution in the 1960s. Many countries, but …